Strategic Habitat and River Reach Units for Aquatic ... · 0 40 80 Kilometers Miles 0 40 80 Rivers...
1
0 40 80 Kilometers Miles 0 40 80 Rivers and Streams Open water MAP EXPLANATION HU-4 subregion boundary Strategic Habitat Units (SHUs) State boundary County boundary Strategic River Reach Units (SRRUs) Cities ! P Ba ld win Cl ar ke Mo bi le Da ll as Ja cks on Le e Mo nr oe Pi ke Wi lc ox Tu sc al oos a Ha le Je ff er so n Bu tl er Su mt er Pe rry Bi bb Cl ay S hel by Ba rb ou r Ma r eng o Pi ck en s Wa lk er Da le Co vi ng to n Ch oc ta w Ma ri on De Ka lb Es ca mb ia Co ffe e Co os a Wa sh in g to n Ch il to n Bl ou nt Co ne cu h Cu ll ma n La ma r El mo re He nr y Ma co n Gre ene Ru ss el l Bu ll oc k Co lb er t Fa ye tt e Lo wn des S t. Cla ir Ta ll ad eg a Fr an kl in Wi ns to n Mo rg an La wr en ce Ta ll ap oos a Ma rs ha ll Ca lh oun Ge nev a Au ta ug a Et ow ah Ho us to n Mo nt g om er y Cl eb ur ne Cr en sh aw Ra nd ol ph Ch am be rs Wa lt on Ba y Ja cks on Ok al oos a S ant a Ro sa Es ca mb ia Ca lh oun Ho lm es Mo nr oe Le e Cl ay No xu be e Ke m per Lo wn des Ok ti bb eh a Pr ent is s W in st on Ti sh om in g o P ont ot oc La u der dal e Un io n Al co rn Cl ar ke Gi le s Li nc ol n Fr an kl in Ma ri on Mo or e Gru ndy Co ffe e Ma rs ha ll Br adl ey Ha rd in Po lk Fl oy d Ba rt ow Po lk Gi lm er Ca rro ll Go r don Ch er ok ee Ha ra ls on Ch at t oog a Pi ck en s Mu rr ay Wh i tfi el d Wa lk er P aul di ng Da ws on Co bb Lu mp ki n Fo rs yt h Fa nn in Fu lt on Choctaw Choctaw Gulf Washington Ch ic ka sa w It aw am ba Li me st on e Ma di so n La u der dal e Ch er ok ee La wr en ce Wayne Mobile Birmingham Huntsville Montgomery Livingston Hamilton Tuscaloosa Auburn Gadsden Florence Dothan Troy Eufaula Selma Monroeville Brewton Columbus Pensacola Panama City Beach Rome Fayetteville ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P ! P Strategic Habitat Units (SHUs) and Strategic River Reach Units (SRRUs) in Alabama and adjoining states Map no. Watershed or river reach name SHU SRRU HU- 4 subregion 1 Bear Creek X 1 2 Tennessee River downstream of Wilson Dam X 1 3 Cypress Creek X 1 4 Shoal Creek X 1 5 Elk River X 1 6 Limestone Creek X 1 7 Tennessee River downstream of Guntersville Dam X 1 8 Flint River X 1 9 Paint Rock River X 1 10 Tennessee River downstream of Nickajack Dam X 1 11 Lower Tombigbee River X 2 12 Sucarnoochee River X 2 13 Trussels Creek X 2 14 Sipsey River X 2 15 Lubbub Creek X 2 16 Coalfire Creek X 2 17 Luxapallila Creek X 2 18 Buttahatchee River X 2 19 East Fork Tombigbee River X 2 20 Bull Mountain Creek X 2 21 North River X 2 22 Upper Sipsey Fork X 2 23 Locust Fork X 2 58 Mobile - Tensaw River Delta X 2 24 Lower Alabama River X 3 25 Big Flat Creek X 3 26 Bogue Chitto Creek X 3 27 Cahaba River X 3 28 Coosa River downstream of Jordan Dam X 3 29 Hatchet Creek X 3 30 Yellowleaf Creek X 3 31 Coosa River downstream of Logan Martin Dam X 3 32 Kelly Creek X 3 33 Lower Choccolocco Creek X 3 34 Cheaha Creek X 3 35 Shoal Creek X 3 36 Big Canoe Creek X 3 37 Weiss Lake bypass (Old Coosa River) X 3 38 Terrapin Creek X 3 39 Oostanaula River X 3 40 Uphapee Creek X 3 41 Upper Tallapoosa River X 3 42 Conecuh - Escambia River X 4 43 Murder Creek X 4 44 Amos Mill Creek X 4 45 Five Runs Creek X 4 46 Lower Pea River X 4 47 Upper Pea River X 4 48 Lower Choctawhatchee River X 4 49 West Fork Choctawhatchee River X 4 52 Flat Creek X 4 53 Limestone Creek X 4 54 Wrights Creek X 4 55 Bruce Creek X 4 56 Holmes Creek X 4 57 Econfina Creek X 4 60 Yellow River X 4 50 Upper Chipola River X 5 51 Uchee Creek X 5 59 Lower Chipola River X 5 TENNESSEE FLORIDA MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA G u l f o f M e x i c o G u lf o f M e x ic o 1 2 3 4 5 Georgia Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Florida Index map of HU-4 subregions in Alabama and adjacent states Hydrologic Unit (HU)-4 subregions in Alabama and adjoining states HU-4 Code HU-4 name Index map unit 0603 Middle Tennessee - Elk 1 0316 Mobile - Tombigbee 2 0315 Alabama 3 0314 Choctawhatchee - Escambia 4 0313 Apalachicola 5 The Alabama Rivers and Streams Network has designated 46 watershed areas and 14 river and stream reaches in Alabama and neighboring states to focus management, recovery, and restoration activities for pop- ulations of rare fishes, mussels, snails, and crayfishes. These Strategic Habitat Units (SHUs) and Strategic River Reach Units (SRRUs) were selected based on the presence of federally listed (under the Endangered Species Act) and state imperiled species, essential habitat components required by these species to survive, and the vulnerablity of these habi- tats to potential threats. The SHUs and SRRUs include a substantial part of Alabama’s remaining high-quality water courses and reflect the variety of aquatic habitats occupied by these species historically and presently. The map below displays the locations of the 46 SHUs and 14 SRRUs in Alabama and adjoining states. Colored polygons represent the watershed area of each SHU, with the exception of the Mobile- Tensaw River Delta SHU, which drains the entire Mobile River basin. Each SRRU represents the corridor of a major river or large stream. Each SHU and SRRU is also part of a larger National Hydrography Data- set (NHD) Hydrologic Unit (HU)-4 subregion. The index map displays the location of each HU-4 subregion. Strategic Habitat and River Reach Units for Aquatic Species of Conservation Concern in Alabama and Adjoining States by E. Anne Wynn, Patrick E. O'Neil, Stuart W. McGregor - Geological Survey of Alabama; Jeffrey R. Powell, Jennifer P. Grunewald, Anthony D. Ford - United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Paul D. Johnson and Jeffrey T. Garner - Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Alabama Rivers and Streams Network www.alh2o.org SPECIAL MAP 248-B GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA Berry H. (Nick) Tew, Jr. State Geologist 24 42 11 46 48 7 33 2 37 28 10 31 59 60 39 5 12 23 18 17 1 47 43 50 8 4 21 40 49 20 51 15 22 14 41 9 29 38 6 25 3 32 36 30 19 16 45 34 13 35 44 55 52 54 53 56 58 57 26 27 Published by Geological Survey of Alabama, 2018
Transcript of Strategic Habitat and River Reach Units for Aquatic ... · 0 40 80 Kilometers Miles 0 40 80 Rivers...
0 40 80 Kilometers
Miles 0 40 80
Rivers and Streams
Open water
MAP EXPLANATION
HU-4 subregion boundary
Strategic Habitat Units (SHUs)
State boundary County boundary
Strategic River Reach Units (SRRUs)
Cities!P
Baldwin
Clarke
Mobile
Dallas
Jackson
Lee
Monroe
Pike
Wilcox
Tuscaloosa
Hale
Jefferson
Butler
Sumter
Perry
Bibb
ClayShelby
Barbour
Marengo
Pickens
Walker
DaleCovington
Choctaw
Marion
DeKalb
Escambia
Coffee
Coosa
Washington
Chilton
Blount
Conecuh
Cullman
Lamar
Elmore
Henry
Macon
Greene
Russell
Bullock
Colbert
Fayette
Lowndes
St. Clair
Talladega
Franklin
Winston
Morgan
Lawrence
Tallapoosa
Marshall
Calhoun
Geneva
Autauga
Etowah
Houston
Montgomery
Cleburne
Crenshaw
Randolph
Chambers
Walton
Bay
Jackson
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Escambia
Calhoun
Holmes
Monroe
Lee
Clay
Noxubee
Kemper
LowndesOktibbeha
Prentiss
Winston
Tishomingo
Pontotoc
Lauderdale
Union
Alcorn
Clarke
Giles
Lincoln
Franklin Marion
Moore
Grundy
Coffee
Marshall
BradleyHardinPolk
Floyd
Bartow
Polk
Gilmer
Carroll
Gordon
Cherokee
Haralson
ChattoogaPickens
MurrayWhitfield
Walker
Paulding
Dawson
Cobb
Lumpkin
Forsyth
Fannin
Fulton
Cho
ctaw
Cho
ctaw
Gulf
Washington
Chickasaw
Itawamba
Limestone
MadisonLauderdale
Cherokee
LawrenceWayne
Mobile
Birmingham
Huntsville
Montgomery
Livingston
Hamilton
Tuscaloosa
Auburn
Gadsden
Florence
Dothan
TroyEufaula
Selma
Monroeville
Brewton
Columbus
Pensacola
Panama City Beach
Rome
Fayetteville
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P
!P!P
!P
!P
!P
Strategic Habitat Units (SHUs) and Strategic River Reach Units (SRRUs) in Alabama and adjoining states
Map no. Watershed or river reach name S
HU
SR
RU
HU
- 4
subr
egio
n
1 Bear Creek X 12 Tennessee River downstream of Wilson Dam X 13 Cypress Creek X 14 Shoal Creek X 15 Elk River X 16 Limestone Creek X 17 Tennessee River downstream of Guntersville Dam X 18 Flint River X 19 Paint Rock River X 110 Tennessee River downstream of Nickajack Dam X 111 Lower Tombigbee River X 212 Sucarnoochee River X 213 Trussels Creek X 214 Sipsey River X 215 Lubbub Creek X 216 Coalfire Creek X 217 Luxapallila Creek X 218 Buttahatchee River X 219 East Fork Tombigbee River X 220 Bull Mountain Creek X 221 North River X 222 Upper Sipsey Fork X 223 Locust Fork X 258 Mobile - Tensaw River Delta X 224 Lower Alabama River X 325 Big Flat Creek X 326 Bogue Chitto Creek X 327 Cahaba River X 328 Coosa River downstream of Jordan Dam X 329 Hatchet Creek X 330 Yellowleaf Creek X 331 Coosa River downstream of Logan Martin Dam X 332 Kelly Creek X 333 Lower Choccolocco Creek X 334 Cheaha Creek X 335 Shoal Creek X 336 Big Canoe Creek X 337 Weiss Lake bypass (Old Coosa River) X 338 Terrapin Creek X 339 Oostanaula River X 340 Uphapee Creek X 341 Upper Tallapoosa River X 342 Conecuh - Escambia River X 443 Murder Creek X 444 Amos Mill Creek X 445 Five Runs Creek X 446 Lower Pea River X 447 Upper Pea River X 448 Lower Choctawhatchee River X 449 West Fork Choctawhatchee River X 452 Flat Creek X 453 Limestone Creek X 454 Wrights Creek X 455 Bruce Creek X 456 Holmes Creek X 457 Econfina Creek X 460 Yellow River X 450 Upper Chipola River X 551 Uchee Creek X 559 Lower Chipola River X 5
TENNESSEE
FLORIDA
MIS
SIS
SIP
PI
GEO
RG
IA
Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico
12
34
5Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Index map of HU-4 subregions in Alabama and adjacent states
Hydrologic Unit (HU)-4 subregions in Alabama and adjoining states
HU-4 Code HU-4 name
Index map unit
0603 Middle Tennessee - Elk 1
0316 Mobile - Tombigbee 20315 Alabama 3
0314 Choctawhatchee - Escambia 4
0313 Apalachicola 5
The Alabama Rivers and Streams Network has designated 46 watershed areas and 14 river and stream reaches in Alabama and neighboring states to focus management, recovery, and restoration activities for pop-ulations of rare fishes, mussels, snails, and crayfishes. These Strategic Habitat Units (SHUs) and Strategic River Reach Units (SRRUs) were selected based on the presence of federally listed (under the Endangered Species Act) and state imperiled species, essential habitat components required by these species to survive, and the vulnerablity of these habi-tats to potential threats. The SHUs and SRRUs include a substantial part
of Alabama’s remaining high-quality water courses and reflect the variety of aquatic habitats occupied by these species historically and presently. The map below displays the locations of the 46 SHUs and 14 SRRUs in Alabama and adjoining states. Colored polygons represent the watershed area of each SHU, with the exception of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta SHU, which drains the entire Mobile River basin. Each SRRU represents the corridor of a major river or large stream. Each SHU and SRRU is also part of a larger National Hydrography Data-set (NHD) Hydrologic Unit (HU)-4 subregion. The index map displays the location of each HU-4 subregion.
Strategic Habitat and River Reach Units for Aquatic Species of Conservation Concern in Alabama and Adjoining States
byE. Anne Wynn, Patrick E. O'Neil, Stuart W. McGregor - Geological Survey of Alabama; Jeffrey R. Powell, Jennifer P. Grunewald, Anthony D. Ford -
United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Paul D. Johnson and Jeffrey T. Garner - Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Alabama Rivers and Streams Networkwww.alh2o.org
SPECIAL MAP 248-BGEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA
Berry H. (Nick) Tew, Jr. State Geologist
24
42
11
46 48
7
33
2
37
28
10
31
59
60
39
5
12
23
18
17
1
47
43
50
8
4
21
40
49
20
51
15
22
14
41
9
29
38
6
25
3
32
36
30
19
16
45
34
13
35
44
55
52
5453
56
58
57
26
27
Published by Geological Survey of Alabama, 2018
